I donate to Best Friends too, and will be visiting the sanctuary in February!!! I am so excited!
:) Wendy --- Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 11/24/06, ETrent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I know it isn't a perfect world...and I totally > support the ideal of > > rescuing kitties and making their lives better...I > just wish that there was > > some kind of guideline that ensured the welfare of > the rescued kitties. My > > whole experience has left me very resentful of cat > rescues...and I am hoping > > to get some feedback from those of you who are > involved in this sort of > > thing. I realize that I am myopic and perhaps you > can help me see more > > clearly. > > > > > > > > > This certainly sounds bad. There is a rescue around > here that I think of > as...well, questionable. They take dogs out of the > pound every day and take > them around and display them in front of local > PetSmarts (which in and of > itself is a pretty good idea, I think). The ones > who aren't adopted go back > to the pound at night:(. Unfortunately several of > these dogs have been > adopted out and come down with distemper and parvo. > This made the local > news and the owner of this group stated that people > were taking a risk if > they adopted and they should be aware of that. I > wasn't thrilled with that > statement either. > > BUT this group has done a lot of good, even if I am > not thrilled with their > methods. Lots of dogs have found forever homes that > would otherwise have > been killed. Same with the group I am now having > problems with. They've > rehomed 5,000 cats. > > I'm just trying to make it my policy to not verbally > run down other rescue > groups or expend my efforts trying to get them shut > down. I'm in this to > help cats, not get involved in politics. I have to > remind myself of that > just about daily. My model is Best Friends in > Kaneb, Utah, and they didn't > get to where they are today by spending all their > time trash talking other > rescues (not that I am suggesting you are trash > talking, this is just > something I see on a daily basis from people > involved in rescue - they'll > tell people "Oh, don't adopt a cat from x > rescue..they are a "bad rescue"). > > Anyway, if you do not support this group's > practices, don't give them any > money. Don't let them guilt you into giving them > money either. If you > want to keep your money local, I would find another > rescue group. Check > them out before you give them money. Cats should > not be taken to adoption > days when ill - that's bad practice. If they want > people to give them > money, the donors should be allowed to examine the > living conditions of > the cats. I let people come by (with reasonable > notice, I don't want people > knocking on my door 24/7 or dumping off cats) and > check out my babies' > living conditions. > > I send a complete copy of all medical records home > with every cat I adopt, > always. I get paperwork from my vet and put it in > the cat's file. I am not > sure if he would release the paperwork to an adopter > or not, but it is my > job to do that not his. > > If you don't mind sending the money you have > earmarked to save cats out of > state, I would recommend checking out Best Friends > in Kaneb, Utah. > http://www.bestfriends.org > > > > -- > Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! > > http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com
